A motorcyclist lost their life late Thursday night after they exited a roadway and crashed into a light pole.

Author:
KCEN

Published:
3:30 AM CDT October 27, 2017

Updated:
5:17 PM CDT October 27, 2017

A motorcyclist died early Friday morning after he crashed into a light pole around 11:34 p.m. Thursday in the 4400 block of Elms Road in Killeen.

The Killeen Police Department said Xavier La Monde Banks, 46, lost control around a turn, drove off the road and struck the pole. Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown pronounced him dead at 12:40 a.m. Friday. An autopsy was ordered to be performed in Dallas.